Choose three words from your Words Their Way list. When you choose the words, look up the root of each word (Go to the Sandburg Website, - Teacher Pages - Technology - Reading - Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes) and write down the root's meaning. After that, find 5 additional words that have the same root.
My word: Government
Root: govern
Meaning: to lead
Related words: governing, governed, misgovern
My word: punishment
root: punish
meaning: to get a privilege taken away for a certain deed done.
related words:punished, punishing, punishes
My word:amusement
root:amuse
meaning: to get a kick out of something
related words: amusing, amused, unamused
My word: Government
Root: govern
Meaning: to lead
Related words: governing, governed, misgovern
My word: punishment
root: punish
meaning: to get a privilege taken away for a certain deed done.
related words:punished, punishing, punishes
My word:amusement
root:amuse
meaning: to get a kick out of something
related words: amusing, amused, unamused